Los Angeles Lakers vs Memphis Grizzlies Prediction, 4/12/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs Memphis Grizzlies

Date: Friday, April 12, 2024

Location: FedExForum in Memphis, TN

TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Memphis

FedExForum is where the Memphis Grizzlies (27-53) will attempt to beat the Los Angeles Lakers (45-35) on Friday.

The Lakers faced off with the Warriors and took a loss by a final of 134-120 in their last contest. Los Angeles ended with a 45.8% field goal percentage (44 of 96) and converted 12 out of their 35 three-point shots. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Lakers knocked down 20 of 24 shots for a percentage of 83.3%. When talking about rebounding, they earned 40 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 31 dimes for this game in addition to forcing the opposition into 15 turnovers and having 8 steals. When discussing defending, Los Angeles allowed the other team to go 58.8% from the floor on 47 of 80 shooting. Golden State earned 37 assists and had 3 steals for this contest. Furthermore, Golden State snagged 42 rebounds (4 offensive, 38 defensive) and had 3 blocks. Golden State ended up going 66.7% when shooting free throws by making 14 of 21 attempts. They knocked down 26 out of their 41 shots from downtown. In regard to fouls, the Lakers left the arena with 14 and the Warriors recorded 17 fouls.

LeBron James is one guy who was a major contributor in the matchup. James finished the game shooting 63.6% from the floor and earned 11 assists. He was on the court for 36 mins and also totaled 7 rebounds. He left the arena with 33 points on 14 out of 22 shooting.

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Los Angeles comes into this contest with a mark of 45-35 on the year. They are turning it over 12.8 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 15.7 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Los Angeles is pulling in 39.6 boards per game and has totaled 2,283 dimes on the campaign, which has them ranked 6th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Lakers are shooting 37.7% on 3-pointers (945 of 2,506) and 78.0% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 117.9 pts per game (8th in the league) on 49.8% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Lakers are able to force 12.1 turnovers per game and they draw 19.7 fouls. They concede 37.5% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 23rd in the league in points per game allowed (117.5). The Lakers defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 47.4% (3,559 of 7,506) and they relinquish 40.8 boards per contest as a squad. They currently rank 26th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 2,271 conceded for the campaign.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Grizzlies went home defeated by a final of 110-98 when they played the Cavaliers. When discussing how they cleaned up the glass, Memphis allowed Cleveland to collect 47 overall (12 on the offensive glass). They shot 40.5% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 15 out of 37 and ended up shooting 21 of 29 from the charity stripe (72.4%). The Grizzlies permitted the Cavaliers to convert 37 out of 82 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 45.1% in this contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Grizzlies ended up going 33 out of 84 from the field which gave them a percentage of 39.3%. When talking about shooting from downtown, Memphis knocked down 14 of 32 attempts (43.8%). They were able to convert 18 of the free throw tries for a clip of 94.7%. The Cavaliers were called for 15 personal fouls for the game which got the Grizzlies to the charity stripe for a total of 19 shots. They also gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while getting 10 steals in the game. The Grizzlies collected 34 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 44 in this game.

Jake LaRavia was important for the Grizzlies in the game. LaRavia scored 32 points in his 40 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 1 assist for this game. He made 10 out of 18 in this game giving him a rate of 55.6%, and earned 7 rebounds.

Memphis has a win-loss record of 27-53 for the year. When it comes to offense, the Grizzlies are shooting 43.5% from the field, which is ranked 30th in the league. Memphis has earned 8,446 points on the year (105.6 per contest) and they average 39.1 rebounds per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 24.8 times per contest (25th in the league) and they are turning it over 14.1 times per game. The Grizzlies commit 19.0 personal fouls every game and they shoot 76.4% from the free throw line.

The Grizzlies defensively are ranked 11th in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 112.5. They are forcing 13.9 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 47.3% from the floor (17th in the league). The Memphis defense gives up 37.9% on three-point shots (1,073 of 2,832) and opponents are converting on 77.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 26.5 assists and 42.2 boards per game, which is 14th and 28th in the league.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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